A backer of the infamously expansive space shooter Star Citizen has argued for, and won, a sizeable refund on his $2550 pledge to the game on the grounds that “the product remains unfulfilled and no longer constitutes the product(s) I originally purchased.”

The correspondence—originally shared on the Something Awful forums—shows a lengthy conversation over email that involves the backer (Streetroller), Star Citizen developers Cloud Imperium and the California Attorney General’s office.

It’s a long read, but in essence Streetroller is arguing that since Star Citizenhas changed so much in scope since its initial reveal (adding a number of features and modes, like a first-person shooter), and since it’s still not out years after its first crowdfunding campaign, he’s entitled to a refund of the massive $2550 pledge he made to the game.

The emails cover a lot of ground—concerns over changes to the game’s terms of service, Cloud Imperium arguing that pledges are for the development of the game, not a pre-order on a copy—but they end with Streetroller saying he got his money back over the course of a couple of payments.

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He also claims to have been contacted by “an LA County investigator” asking for information on the game, who was told by Streetroller that he felt the game was a “scam”.

A representative for Cloud Imperium tells Kotaku that “Any refunds with respect to Star Citizen are made on a discretionary basis. There was nothing special about this situation. The fact that this particular party used a complaint form that is online and openly available, doesn’t make this any different.”